Soft-collar holder



March 13, 1928 L. E. BAER SOFT COLLAR HOLDER Filed July 1927 PatentedMar 13, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFECE.

LAWRENCE E. BAER, F ATTLEBOBO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN'OR TO THE BARR Gs'WILDE COMPANY, OF ATTLEBORO, MIASSACHUSETTS.

soar-cornea Herman.

Application filed July 8,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in soft collarholders, and the primary object thereof is to provide a holder of thistype which is of simplified and economical construction and which may"be easily and quickly produced without the use of solder or otherextraneous fastening means.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this type inwhich the parts are connected solely by pinching or bending a singleconnecting member.

In the drawings 1- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a rear end elevation, and

Figures 3, 4 and 5 are sections on lines 33, 44 and 5-5 respectively ofFigure 1.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, a pair of jawmembers are provided each of which is constructed of a piece of wiredoubled upon itself as indicated at 1 and given a slightly curvedformation so as to conform to the neck of the wearer.

The doubled portion forms a rear jaw 2, and such portions are in turncurved or bent upon themselves as indicated at 3, and one end of thewire is then bent outwardly to lie in opposed relation to the jaw 2 toform a rear jaw 4.

A sleeve or connector 5' is employed which is formed of sheet metal andwhich has open ends in which the curved or bent portions 3 which connectthe opposed jaws 2 and 4 are received. The jaw 4 is curled or rolled atits free end at 5 to form a gripping portion which directly cooperateswith the jaw 2 so as to hold the collar ends firmly between the twojaws. After the curved 40 or bent parts 3 have been received in the openends of the connector member 5, the ends of the connector member arethen pinched inwardly as shown at 6 to lie within the curved parts 3, asto frictionally and firmly hold the parts 3 in position.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that the entire structure iscomposed of but two parts, namely the two jaw members, each identical inconstruction and which may be formed of wire, and the single connector 5willelillli. latter is formed of sheet material or m 1927. Serial No.204,331.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:-

1. In a soft collar holder, a sheet metal clamp having open ends and apair of collar engaging members each composed of wire doubled uponitself intermediate the end of the wire to form a rear jaw, one endportion of the wire being curved to overlie the rear jaw and forming afront jaw and having the terminal of said end portion curled to form agrip which engages the rear jaw, the curved parts of the members beingreceived in the respective open ends of the clamp and the latter beingpinched to sfrictionally hold the members to the clamp.

2. In a soft collar holder, a sheet metal clamp having open ends and apair of collar engaging members each composed of wire bent to form apair of opposed jaws, the bent portions of the wires being received inthe respective open ends of the clamps, the clamps being pinched tofrictionally hold the members to the clamp.

3. In a soft collar holder, a sheetmetal. clamp having open ends and apair of op posed jaws connected at one end and having said connectedends received in the respective open ends of the clamp, the clamp havingpinched parts to frictionally hold the jaws to the clamp. I I

4. In a soft collar holder, a sheet metal sleeve-like clamp having openends and a pair of collar engaging members each composed of a pair ofopposed jaws connected at one end and having said connected endsreceived in the respective open ends of the clamps, the open ends of theclamp being pinched inwardly to frictionally grip and hold the jaws.

5. In a soft collar holder, a sleeve-like clamp, and a pair ofindependent collar engaging members each having a pair of opposed jaws,said members extending axially of the clamp and having a portion of eachjaw received in the respective ends of the clamp and the latter havingits ends pinched to frictionally grip and rigidly hold the 100 jaws tothe clamp.

LAWRENCE E. BAER.

